In-Person Instrument Lessons
Gleaning from over 40 years of Festival Workshops/ Schools/ Private & Group lessons, Clermont has specialised in a bridge for the people who learnt violin at some time, likely classically trained but are perhaps stuck at a progress plateau. Clermont can come to you or you to him or even take a DVD path. This Crash Course to Fiddle gets your bowing rhythms & lilts up & running for the multitude of fun Bluegrass/Celtic/ Swing tunes, plus lowdown Fiddlin` Blues & Country. A simple introduction to modes of scales, reactive and interactive playing, going ballistic and easy improvisational possibilities (also available for Mandolin, Guitar or Didgeridoo).
Get in Touch
If you are interested in lessons get in touch.
Phone: 0407 753 809
Workshops
As Clermont applies the workshop hinged on the actual attendees needs, the following is just a guide. The aim is to get you beyond where you are, in the time available.
Specific tuition in : –
Separate CRASH COURSES TO MANDOLIN/ FIDDLE/ GUITAR all include the following:
How to make what you play, sound like it was always meant to be there. Slotting into someone else’s genre/style, recognising and adopting their idioms and producing the appropriate accompaniment. Rising above and around your Musical Plateau;
PLUS DETAIL IN:
SOLOING FOR FIDDLE AND MANDOLIN – from Blues to Happy Days.
A simple introduction to modes of scales; reactive and interactive playing; going ballistic; Improvisation is but a few notes from where you are now!
1. A CRASH COURSE TO MANDOLIN – DVD support
Pick techniques , achievable Chords, Accompanying, Soloing and a bit on how to go ballistic, musically 🙂 Includes a leaning to the blues
2. A CRASH COURSE TO FIDDLIN’ – DVD support
Bowing – in particular the shuffles, lilts, trills and a step by step path to soloing safely and effectively. Includes a leaning to the blues and definitely an easy conversion from Classical to Folk fiddling.
3. A CRASH COURSE TO FLAT-PICK BLUEGRASS/ FOLK GUITAR – DVD support
Includes applying Guitar to Fiddle tunes and the most volume you can extract from your instrument per effort. Rising above and around your Musical Plateau; useful accompaniment and a bit on how to nuts in performance !
GUITAR OPTION: Master Class Championship Bluegrass Flat-Picking – Book & CD support
4. LEARN TO PLAY DIDGERIDOO: – DVD support
Sure-fire techniques to crack the illusive circular breathing – then the journey begins.
5. Demystifying SOUND MIXING/ BAND ENGINEERING –
focused on live mixing: equalising the whole sound system (and the band players!!) : extracting the Real tones from the instruments and voice,
pre-amps, pick-ups & microphones: stacking the odds and players in your favour for a successful mix & performance – and most importantly –
keeping it simple!
6. A Song-writing Workshop
– having songs sound natural and a few other things you may not have checked on!
